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## A Tale from Database Performance at Scale: Rust and Driver Debugging
By @scylladb [ 7 Min read ]
Joan’s quirky debugging tale shows how Rust, drivers, and timeouts shape database performance at scale—mixing humor with hard-won lessons. Read More.

How Evergen Scaled Renewable Monitoring with TigerData (TimescaleDB) and Slashed Infrastructure Cost

By @tigerdata [ 9 Min read ]
How Evergen scaled renewable monitoring by moving from MongoDB to TigerData (TimescaleDB)—cutting infra use >50%, speeding queries <500 ms, & centralizing data. Read More.

From Postgres to ScyllaDB: How Coralogix Achieved 349x Faster Queries

By @scylladb [ 8 Min read ]
Coralogix boosted query speeds 349x by migrating from PostgreSQL to ScyllaDB, cutting latency from 30s to 86ms with smart data modeling. Read More.

Why a Decentralized Internet is Inevitable (or Not) by 2030

By @awesomemike [ 8 Min read ]
Explore the arguments for and against a decentralized internet by 2030, examining technology, regulation, and societal impact shaping its future. Read More.

How to Build a File Uploader Tool with Drag-and-Drop and Cloud Storage

By @filestack [ 11 Min read ]
Learn how to build a modern file uploader tool with drag-and-drop, progress tracking, and cloud integration using file upload software. Read More.

Cypherpunks Write Code: Zooko Wilcox & Zcash

By @obyte [ 6 Min read ]
Zooko Wilcox grew up coding and questioning systems, and that path led him to create the privacy coin Zcash. Let’s see more of this story! Read More.

Why SaaS Pricing Pages Fail

By @hackercm8riv27c00002e6mhctmxnpn [ 4 Min read ]
A feature on the table and then locking it behind ‘upgrade to unlock’ two days later is a hostage situation. Read More.

The End of Generic Annotation in Healthcare: Cardiac Imaging Shows Why

By @missinvestigate [ 4 Min read ]
Cardiac imaging has drawn the line. Generic annotation is dead. Read More.

Can ChatGPT Outperform the Market? Week 5

By @nathanbsmith729 [ 3 Min read ]
Heavy Week… Read More.

Tiger Lake Launches to Unify Postgres and Lakehouse for Real-Time Analytics and AI

By @tigerdata [ 5 Min read ]
Tiger Lake unifies Postgres and the lakehouse with a real-time data loop, simplifying pipelines and powering dashboards, monitoring, and AI-driven agents. Read More.

Labubu Authenticity Guide

By @alfredodecandia [ 4 Min read ]
Do you ever get that rush when the latest drop is released? But with high demand comes the risk of counterfeit products, especially on online marketplaces Read More.

AWS Bedrock Knowledge Bases: Comparing S3 Vector Store vs. OpenSearch, PostgreSQL & Neptune

By @tokarevartem [ 5 Min read ]
Starting on July 15, AWS has added support for S3 vector stores for Bedrock knowledge bases. I’m going to compare each AWS-managed S3 vector store. Read More.

Beyond the Hype: The Quiet Rise of AI Agents That Run Your Digital Life

By @drechimyn [ 5 Min read ]
The “Agentic Web” looms: autonomous systems negotiating across services; firms that let agents handle the routine 80% free humans for the hard 20%. Read More.

Is Trump Remote Work Enemy #1?

By @nebojsaneshatodorovic [ 4 Min read ]
Trump is taxing and blocking outsourcing and remote work. Read More.

Stop Waiting: Make XGBoost 46x Faster With One Parameter Change

By @paoloap [ 6 Min read ]
Speed up XGBoost training by 46x with one parameter change. Learn how GPU acceleration saves hours, boosts iteration, and scales to big data.
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The Ins and Outs of Rust 1.81.0

By @Rust [ 4 Min read ]
1.81 stabilizes the Error trait in core, allowing usage of the trait in #![no_std] libraries, plus much more. Read More.

Nice Try, Google, But That’s Not Recursion

By @hackercm7vboi4k0000356q3bkj7c9i [ 4 Min read ]
Recursion long predates coding, so why does Big Tech keep getting it wrong? Here’s the actual definition. Read More.

AI Unleashes a 50x Leap in Stem Cell Reprogramming: OpenAI’s GPT-4b Micro Changes the Game for Life

By @hacker-Antho [ 6 Min read ]
This article is about collaboration between OpenAI and Retro Biosciences to accelerate life sciences research through AI. Read More.

Claude Code Is Teaching Developers to Be Their Own Tech Leads

By @ainativedev [ 2 Min read ]
Working with Claude Code introduces a new dev workflow: write a spec, spin up agentic bots, and return to multiple AI-coded implementations. Read More.

Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI Race to Lock In Elite AI Talent

By @ainativedev [ 5 Min read ]
AI’s top minds are being poached in billion-dollar deals. It’s not a war for companies anymore, it’s a war for talent. Read More.
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